A nephew of Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade was shot and wounded in Chicago during a stretch of violence in which 13 people were shot, two fatally, in the three largest cities of America.
Wade, who is from Chicago, insists his nephew was one of six people were shot in a shop in the South Side of town Thursday night by hooded men who fled in an SUV. One person died at the scene, four in critical condition. There are three other shooting incidents Thursday in Chicago where gun violence has increased.
The shooting comes a week after Wade, LeBron James and Heat teammates wore hoodies to show their support for Trayvon Martin, 17-year shot to death by the Neighborhood Watch superintendent George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida.
Wade, who is from Chicago, insists his nephew was one of six people were shot in a shop in the South Side of town Thursday night by hooded men who fled in an SUV. One person died at the scene, four in critical condition. There are three other shooting incidents Thursday in Chicago where gun violence has increased.
The shooting comes a week after Wade, LeBron James and Heat teammates wore hoodies to show their support for Trayvon Martin, 17-year shot to death by the Neighborhood Watch superintendent George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida.
